The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

SENArE.-A remonstrance OF the Mime
apolis board Of trade against the pooling~
and short and long haul sections OF the
Interstate commerce bill was presented.
On motion Of Mr.. Dawes the house amend
ments to the senate bill to provide
lands for Indians in severalty were
nonconcurred.. in, and conference
claring it expedient that action
be taken by congress for the celebration in
Washington about April 80, 1889, OF the
centennials OF the adoption OF the constitu-
ton and Of the discovery OF America, and
directing the select committee on the CEN
tennial celebration to propose tho bee.
method OF celebration. Mr.. Butler intro
duced a bill to prevent the sale OF adulter-
ated food in the District OF Culumbia and
territories.
The interstate commerce bill was debat-
cd at great length.
HousE.-Bills were introduced for the
relief Of dependent parents OF soldiers and
sailors: to place lumber and salt on the
Tree list and reduce the sugar duty; to grade
taxes on the basis OF income; for u retired
list; granting right OF way to the United
States Railroad company from the ana
da boundary to Mexico; to prevent tho
destruction by fire OF human life in rail
road accidents. Mr.. HALEY introduced n
bill DISTINGUISHING and denying the rights
to hold public lands in the territories to
persons who practice bigamy, polygamy,
O. unholy cohabitation.
SENATE.-Mr. Dawes from the committee
on Indian affairs, reported back with an
amendment the house bill granting the st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railroad
company the right OF way through In
dian reservations in Northern Mon
tana and Northwestern Dakota. The
amendment was the addition OF the word
operation" to the bill, 30 as to make it
| read 1.-THE rights OF the Indians shall be
preserved in the construction and opera
| ton OF the road" Mr.. Sherman intro
duced bill to reimburse the depositors OF
| the Freedm mans Bank OF Washington.
Senator Ednunds, from the committee
| on the judiciary, recently reported favora-
| bly, an amendment to the legislative, ex-
+! ecutive and judicial appropriation bill,
| making an appropriation OF 5000 to
| enable the commissioner Of labor to collect
| and to report to congress statistics rela-
| tive to marriage and divorce in the United
| States.
| HousE-The bill creating n department
| OF agriculture and labor, passed the house.
| 1t provides:
| There shah be at the seat OF government
| an executive department to be known as
| the department of agriculture and
| labor, under the control OF secretary
! OF
! sistant secretary. There shall be in
the department OF agriculture and labor
division which shall be under the charge OF
| a commissioner OF labor, who shall hold
| his office for four years and until his sue
cessor shall be appointed unless sooner
removed, and shall receive a Salary OF
! $4,000 year. The commissioners shall
| collect information upon the subject OF
| labor, its relation to capital. the hours OF
| toh tla nf q n
! duction Of the articles produced the earn
| ings OF laboring men and women the means
| OF promoting their material, social, intel
| lectual and moral prosperity, and the best
means to protect life and prevent
accident in mines. workshops, factories
| and other places OF i'll iIstry. The
secretary is EN- powered to enquire into the
tween employers and employees within the
| United States, and he may invite and hear
| sworn statements from both such parties
concerning the matter in controversy.
| The bill appropriating $780, 600 for n
building at Charleston, S. c., passed with
| the amount reduced to 100000
sENArE:-The senate adopted . resolu-
ZION offered by Mr.. Vest directing the Sec.
| rotary of the treasury to furnish q full
statement by itemized account OF all mon
ey paid out Gu account OF prosecutions oil
civil and criminal cases in state courts by
federal officers OF the departments
from July /, 1874 to Dec
| /. 1885, with list OF agents
or employees engaged in such prosecutions,
the amount paid them and for what specific
service, etc. The senate bill to paw NJ. c.
Mordecai $50 991 in full compensation for
carrying the mails from Charleston, S. G.,
| to Havana, Cuba between October, 1859,
| and July, 1850, passed. Mr.. Cameron in
| PRODUCED bill for the appointment OF
| commissioners to represent the federal
government at the centennial celebration
| OF the forming and promul ,ation OF the
constitution. to be held in Philadelphia.
HousE.-Mr Bland reported back the
I resolution calling upon the secretary OF
the treasury for information as to the
monthly purchases and coinage OF silver
| during the last fiscal year. anil the first six
months OF the present fiscal year; also in
formation as To whether the law requiring
the purchase and coinage 81 not less than
So, 0OO,o 900 worth OF silves bullion has
been complied with. Adopted. The fol-
lowing bills passed:
| Authorizing the service OF civil and crimi-
nal process issued by any territorial court
within Indian and military reservations
and the Yellowstone NATIONAL Park;
amending the law regulating the removal
| OF causes from state to federal courts pro-
viding for the bringing oi suits against the
government OF the United States.
SENArE.-The senate had been in session
| for nearly twelve continuous hours when
the long roll was called on the motion to
recommit the interstate commerce bill TIC
the committee OF conference.
This resulted in the defeat OF the motion
BY yeas, Is, nays. SO. This majority
eleven was larger than Mr.. Cullom earlier
| in the day had Anticipated, The most
that had been calculated was majority
of eight against recommittai. That ma:
iority had increased to eleven. So the
bill was not to be recommitted, and this
skirmishing on the vote to concur then
commenced. It became evident at once
that the conference report would be con
Cured in by good majority, and the SEN
ate was too much worn out to delay long
over the vote. TIE roll was called, with
the result that the report Of the conference
commit tee was concurred in by vote Of
43 yeas, Is nays as follows:
, Allison, BECK BERRY BLACKBURN, Bow.
! EN-. CALL, CoCkRELI, GEORGE, German,
, GIBSON, GRAY, Hale, HARRIS, Hawley, PuGH,
Sabin, SALISBURY, Sawyer. sewell, Sher
man, Spooner, COKE, CoLoUITr, Conger, Cul
lem, Edmunds, EUsrIs, Dolpb, FAIR, In
CALLS JONES ARK, JONES (NEv.), Nc
MILAN, Henderson, Mitchell Orr, Palmer
! Plumb, Teller VANCE. VEss, WAL
l
Cheney, Evarts HAMPTON, Hear, MALONE
Mitchell, (Pa.), Morrill,, PAYNE, Platt
Williams. NoTE-Repubiican in Roman,
Democrats in SMALL CAPITALS.
Mr.. Ingalls, introduced a bill granting
arrears in certain casses to those pension
cd by special ACTS. Mr.. Sabin introduced
bill to amend the act granting to rail
roads the right OF way through public
lands. Mr.. Sewell. from the conference com
mittee on the bill making an annual ap
preparation to provide arms anc
equipments for the militia, made a report
reducing the appropriation from 5000, 00(
to $500, 900, which was agreed to. AID
'ourned till Monday.
HoUsE.-In the house the conference re-
| mort on the electoral count bill was agreed
to. The house went into committee OF tn,
whole to consider the senate bills on thu
private calendar, several OF which wer'